Magdeburg (dpa/sa) – Barmer registered a quarter more cases of child sickness benefit in Saxony-Anhalt in the first half of 2022 than in the same period last year. The health insurance company announced on Wednesday in Magdeburg that the number had risen from around 11,300 to 14,100. “The children’s sick pay relieves parents who have to look after their children themselves due to illness or the pandemic,” explained Barmer’s state manager Axel Wiedemann. “It has proven itself particularly well in times of crisis.”
The pandemic-related child sickness benefit has fallen from 23 percent in the first half of 2021 to around 11 percent now. This could be due to the fact that there were fewer school and daycare closures due to the pandemic.
